ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275336
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| Date: | Saturday 14 April 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
| Owner/operator: | Sea Bee Air Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BGQ |
| MSN: | 1391 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Kororaraka Bay, Northland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While taxying at speed between Paihia and Russell in the Bay of Islands (3.5km apart), the aircraft collided with a small runabout, killing the two occupants of the runabout. No injuries to the pilot or his passenger. Taxying into the early morning sun prevented the pilot from seeing the runabout.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. John King, 1994, New Zealand Tragedies Aviation Accidents & Disasters, Grantham House Publishing.
3. AHSNZ, 1979, Newsletter 4.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 October 1951 | F-OAGX | Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire - RAI | Tahiti Faa'a (PPT) |  |
min | |
| 15 February 1959 | ZK-BGQ | Tourist Air Travel Ltd | 0 | off Bucklands Beach, Auckland | |
min |
| 21 January 1980 | ZK-BGQ | Sea Bee Air Ltd | 2 | Kaipara Harbour, Northland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2022 07:31 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 10-Feb-2022 08:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Feb-2022 00:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage] |
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